John Davies (1891 – 1965). Master Farrier.
Where did the Anvil First Ring for John Davies, Champion Farrier of Great Britain Five Times?
Mair Davies (1895 – 1970). Baptist missionary, live at Pant Dwrgans, Talog.
Mair Davies, Baptist Missionary
John Harries (). Miller.
John Harries of Talog Mill
Rebecca Riots
John Howell (). Surgeon.
John Howell, 1781 – 1819. Surgeon in East India Company
Jacob Jones (). Land owner. Agreed to rent land for Bethania Chapel
Bethania Chapel
Bethania Chapel Graveyard and Memorial Plaques
Emily Philips (1896 – 1911).
The Affiliation Case of Emily Phillips, Talog. An Edwardian Carmarthenshire scandal
Gwynfor Phillips (). Chapel Deacon and Secretary. Talog Historian
Thomas Thomas – a vision and a venture
Bethania Chapel Graveyard and Memorial Plaques
David Thomas (still living). Talog Resident. Welsh learner of the year 2021 and Gorsedd member (2022) .
David Thomas, Welsh Learner of the Year
Thomas Thomas (). Shopkeeper.
Thomas Thomas – a vision and a venture
Talog Stores
Rebecca Riots
Bethania Chapel Graveyard and Memorial Plaques
Thomas Richard Thomas (), shopkeeper, Talog Stores. In 1914 he lent the Eisteddfod Committee £40 to purchase and store a marquee (approximately equivalent to £11,614.73 in 2021). In 1920 TR Thomas organised transport from Cynwyl Elfed station of the ex-army hut which became YMCA Hall in Talog.
100 Years of Talog Hall
Eddie Turner (still living). Talog Resident. He married Mair Phillips in 1956 and they moved in with his mother-in-law in Talog. Mair’s father, Gomer Phillips, was born in Sarnau, Talog. Her grandfather was a cooper and ran the Castle Inn pub. Gomer and at least one brother were teetotallers.
He supplied much of the information for the following posts:
100 Years of Talog Hall
Talog Stores
Bethania Chapel
Mair Davies, Baptist Missionary
Rebecca Riots
Gwilym Wilkins (). Chapel Deacon, and conductor of the Bethania Chapel choir.
Bethania Chapel Graveyard and Memorial Plaques
Professor Henry Harford Williams (1931 – 2018). Founding Director of the Open University in Wales. Born in Meidrim, became an eminent scientist, an expert in fish parasitology. He was buried at Bethania Chapel in 2018.
Bethania Chapel Graveyard and Memorial Plaques